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It’s Chrismas eve 2005 in Australia.   All over the country the shops are buzzing with last minute shoppers, and the political and religious leaders have had their Christmas messages published in the local paper. One of them talks about ‘our’ … Continue reading →

Big storms circled the area last night, but we only seemed to get a light sprinkle of rain out of it.   Lot’s of thunder and lightning though, and at around Sunset there was the most glorious light in the … Continue reading →

It’s a bit late to comment on it I suppose, but last week the Telstra Sale bill was passed in the federal parliament, with the help of Queensland National Member Barnaby Joyce.   Initially Joyce said he was holding out … Continue reading →

The value of Telstra shares has fallen dramatically, due in no small part to the public comments made by the new (Howard appointed) CEO and senior Telstra executives.   Blind Freddie and most housewives know that if you want to … Continue reading →

Well, it was almost predictable. Viv Chase denies having writtent he letter to Patel but admits it’s his signature so he must have signed it without reading it. Turns out letter was drafted by Peter Leck – surprise surprise ! … Continue reading →

I’ve missed three days of web logs. Here’s a bit of a catch up.   Saturday. Horrible day. Well, most of it was ok I guess, but one event soured it for me. My angina had been hitting frequently so … Continue reading →

Ohmigosh ! Saturday already. Where did Friday go?   Yesterday was washing in the morning, then we went to Bargara for lunch. Nice pub there with relatively inexpensive seniors meals. Then we called in at the Bargara Op shop and … Continue reading →

In the news this week we’ve heard that Australian troops will be sent back to Afghanistan. I don’t believe our involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan is justified. I believe it’s an agressive action that will backfire on us in due course. … Continue reading →

Did you ever watch or take part in Maypole dancing? The dancers go round and round in circles, weaving their coloured ribbons hanging from a central pole and making pretty patterns. Round and round they go, time and time again, … Continue reading →

I heard last night that PM John Howard is sending more police to the UK (apparently we have a number there already) to assist with the aftermath of the terrorist bombing.   Which got me to wondering. Just how many … Continue reading →